One of your key skills as a Microsoft network security admin is to be able to read network traces. In order to read network traces, you need a way to obtain them. One of the best (and free) network analysis tools available today is the Microsoft Network Monitor. No, I'm not talking about the old Network Monitor included with versions of Systems Management Server (SMS). I'm talking about the new, standalone version, Network Monitor 3.x. However, you need more than just a network analysis tool. more...
You know about Network Access Protection (NAP). It's the new Windows Server 2008 technology that allows you to control what hosts are allowed to connect to your network based on the security configuration of the client systems who try to connect to your network. If the client can't pass the NAP tests, then it's not allowed to communicate with hosts on your network, except for those you have allowed them to connect to so that they can remediate. more...
I ran across an interesting blog post over at http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/05/locking-down-laptops-from-the-tsa/ which refers to ways to protect information on a laptop that might be examined by custom's agents. As you might know, as a US citizen, your Constitutional Rights do not apply when you're going through customs. No, this has nothing to do with the Patriot Act, or George Bush or anything you might want to think it's due to -- it's always been this way. more...
As a MS security admin, you know that probably your biggest challenge today is securing mobile devices. There's the versions of Windows Mobile, the Blackberry, the iPod, and the other phones that are waiting to connect to your network. Some of these devices are built with security in mind and support multiple methods that can be used to secure the configuration of the device, secure the data on the device, and secure the connections that the device makes to your corporate network. more...
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